Ooh! Can't wait! This is right up my alley.

This. Well said. And not only that, libertarianism fails to acknowledge that power vacuums always get filled one way or another. Personally I'd rather take my chances under a powerful, unified democratic state where the politicians have some accountability to the public than under some local gangster, warlord or…

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Ditto. It wasn't that bad, and in some ways it was quite good. I don't understand the need for every element of a story to make perfect sense, which seems to be a Western/Anglo conceit. I like that the film was often mysterious and didn't answer all of the questions it posed. It left a lot up to the imagination,…

Goddamn. That's all I can really say to that, and even that doesn't feel adequate.

"armadildo"

John Bauer is one of my favorite Golden Age illustrators (and not just because he influenced the design of my favorite film of all time, The Dark Crystal.) He was freakin' awesome. Sad that he and his family perished so tragically, and when he was still quite young. It saddens me to imagine the loads of great work…

6. Can you really experience anything objectively?

Someone had to do it. Glad it wasn't me. :)

Cool, but couldn't they have called it something other than lithopanspermia? It sounds like a disease of the gonads.

I don't really understand this nonsense about what is appropriate and inappropriate in fiction. People are so easily offended and disturbed these days. We've become a bunch of PC wusses. The beauty of fiction is that anything goes and there's no reason why we need feel disturbed by it because, and I really feel…

I would love to discuss the physics of the TARDIS with her.

Was just talking about this film here recently. Hmmm . . .

Oh man, a shout out to my old stomping grounds! Played many a game of the TMNT and Ringworld RPGs up in East Lansing.

Geeked!

Man, this is so weird. I keep coming across stuff with the 'troubled murderous Vietnam vet' theme lately. And I just finished reading Peter Straub's novel Koko!

Bingo. The notion of science as a guideline for morality is troubling, at best. While some basic template for morality may have evolved with human society, it cannot be discerned from the universe because it did not exist a priori—we define it, and it continues to grow and change as society grows and changes. This…

Absolutely. The mental health profession continues to makes itself look more foolish and obsolete by the day. For example, there have been numerous internal battles over what to include and not include in the new DSM, as the APA has become more and more politicized and reactionary and has essentially lost its claim…

Yep, I absolutely agree. I constantly worry about the long-term effects of the chemicals I am consuming with my food, but who can afford to buy only the healthy stuff?

Luis Ricardo Falero is great, a painter ahead of his time in some ways. His work fits in perfectly with contemporary fantasy art. I've always particularly loved "Venus" (I love that the putti are female—you never see that) and "Crescent Moon."